A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...

A technique for judging whether a common mineral formed through biological activity could aid the search for ancient life on ...

In the 21st century, the theories regarding the existence of aliens refuse to dial down. Now, the recently resurfaced NASA photo of Martian planet has gone viral on various social media ...

What are the processes necessary to do so? Can life travel from one planet to another? If so, how? Today's technology brings ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most intriguing clues yet in humanity's search for life beyond Earth. While exploring an ancient river valley on Mars, the rover detected complex ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

The hunt for ancient life on Mars just got an important test run. Scientists confirmed that the Rosalind Franklin rover's ...

As space agencies prepare to turn brief excursions into long-term stays on the moon and Mars, chemistry shifts from a ...

The scientist has outlined the 'potentially devastating and irreversible long-term impacts' of unknown organisms in space ...

Scientists suggest the Moon could act as a quarantine checkpoint before samples from Mars are brought back to Earth.